NFL Preseason Week 1 Review 2016

Well my fellow fantasy football fanatics…If you missed any of the NFL Preseason Week 1 games, you are in luck. I did not. Here is a review of all the games, with the information you need to know about the action from Preseason Week 1, that Utter-Fantasy hopes you find useful and helpful.

• PHIL QB S Bradford started – only 1/1 for 3 yards but looks 100% healthy & best QB for PHIL now
• PHIL QB rookie C Wentz was erratic and high with his throws (needs work despite gushes from analyst Mike Mayock)• PHIL QB rookie C Wentz was injured – (ribs) will not be able to throw “hard” for two to three weeks
• PHIL RB R Mathews started – 2/15 and 1 TD run – Looks good!
• PHIL RB K Barner followed Mathews into game – 7/35
• PHIL TE Z Ertz (3/26) is going to be a big part of offense – TE B Celek not so much
• PHIL WR R Randle may have (bad) played himself OFF of team

FRI AUG 12

• DET QB Matt Stafford only threw 4/6 for 58 yards
• DET RB A Abdullah did not play
• DET RB T Riddick started and was easily stopped by PITT DEF (better in passing game)
• DET RB Z Zenner (normally preseason star) was just OK
• DET WR M Jones was targeted often
• DET WR A Boldin 1/30 yards (DET is going to happy about this signing!)
• DET WR A Roberts was QB D Orlovsky’s favorite target in 2nd qtr
• DET TE Cole Wick started and was said to be “a star in OTAs”

• PITT QB B Roethlisberger did not play – QB Landry Jones started
• PITT RB De Williams did not play
• PITT RB D Richardson (drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the 7th round of 2012 NFL Draft) ended w/ 11/44 yds
• PITT WR D Heyward-Bey started the day rough, but had a nice 29 yd TD catch in 2nd qtr (lone catch)
• PITT WR S Coates did not looked good as well…wondering now if he can “be the guy” in PITT?????

MIA @ NYG (27-10)

• MIA QB R Tannehill – QB Matt Moore followed Tannehill (Moore 10/14 122 yds and 1 TD)
• MIA RB J Ajayi stared, and was ineffective – (2/ 6 yds). Fantasy football do not draft this guy high!
• MIA WRs J Landry and K Stills started – I did not see WR D Parker in the game
• MIA grinded the ball on the ground, more interested in running down clock than scoring
• MIA & NYG had many turnovers and penalties in this game

• CLEV QB RG11 started and targeted WR T Pryor on nearly every pass
• CLEV QB RG11 threw an INT near the goal line – (it was to TE G Barnidge who wasn’t expecting the throw)
• CLEV RB I Crowell started but only had 1 carry – RB Duke Johnson came in on 2nd series – also 1 carry
• CLEV WRs rookies C Coleman and A Hawkins did not play
• CLEV WR T Gabriel started but was held without a catch

SUN AUG 14

HOU @ SF ( 24-13 )

• HOU QB Brock Osweiler started and looked like he has work to do- 4/7 and only 27 yards
• HOU 2nd string QB was T Savage, 14/24 and 2 TDs, followed by B Weeden at the end of the game
• HOU RB Lamar Miller was strong in debut, 4/30, and played entire 1 st qtr
• HOU RB Kenny Hilliard came in 2nd, and had the most carries 12/40
• HOU WRS starting were D Hopkins, J Strong and W Fuller with Br Miller in 4 WR sets
• HOU DEF had the first score of the game w/ a block punt recovery for TD
• HOU DEF players Cushing, Clowney and Watt did not play

• SF QB Blaine Gabbert started with inaccurate throws, but settles down 4/10
• SF QB Thad Lewis played much of 1st half and 3rd qtr w/ RB Mike Davis-UPDATE: QB Thad Lewis tore his ACL in this game
• SF QB C Kaepernick did not play
• SF RB Carlos Hyde started and went 5/27 yards- one very nice 22 yd run
• SF WRs starting were Q Patton, B Ellington ( used on kick offs) and T Smith
• SF TE Vance McDonald looks like the play maker to watch 2/54 yds and 1 TD